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Miscommunication, clingyness factor into stress
Christina Romero
Issue date: 10/8/07 Section: Entertainment
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There they go again. They have pain in their eyes, fists clenched and an argument that echoes through the halls that everyone can hear.
Relationships are a stressful part of everyone's lives. Once you commit to someone, you feel as though you are floating on cloud nine, but only time tests how long that feeling will stay and when reality will kick in.
For those not in a relationship, it is still stressful watching your friend or roommate go through a fight, break-up and sometimes watching the perfect relationship may provoke stress through jealousy.
By now, we all have discovered that love is not like a fairytale; it is a living thing that needs nurturing, time, patience and teamwork. Although every day and night cannot be a fairytale, it is nice to be creative and throw in a romantic date every now and then.
Most of the time, stress is rooted by miscommunication.
Maybe she wants a night for just the two of you, but he wants to watch the game with the guys. She'll say that it's OK that he chills with the guys, but then before you know it, you both are consumed in words of anger that you will be taking back by the end of the night.
Being around one another all the time, day and night, is not a good idea. Just because you are a couple doesn't mean that you have to be molded together as one.
A relationship is like a math problem, there are two individuals who add up to the sum of a couple. The key word individual means that even though you are in a relationship, you still are your own person. This is where teamwork is incorporated in order to keep the sum the same in the end.
Another element that builds stress in a relationship is activity. Some couples come to a point in their relationship where they cannot find anything to do other than watch movies at home every night.
Try various sports, going out to a movie, shopping, decorating for holidays, invite some friends over to play board games, go to the park or cook dinner together. Sometimes one idea can spark a chain of ideas.
Sometimes stress in a relationship is hard to avoid. There are life changing experiences that affect what is going on between two people, but if you and your partner need to talk, take it outside. Your friends and family don't appreciate hearing the tears, screaming and doors slamming for hours on end. You don't want to have stressed friendships on top of a relationship.
- Christina Romero is a sophomore journalism major and The Mirror's news editor.
Relationships are a stressful part of everyone's lives. Once you commit to someone, you feel as though you are floating on cloud nine, but only time tests how long that feeling will stay and when reality will kick in.
For those not in a relationship, it is still stressful watching your friend or roommate go through a fight, break-up and sometimes watching the perfect relationship may provoke stress through jealousy.
By now, we all have discovered that love is not like a fairytale; it is a living thing that needs nurturing, time, patience and teamwork. Although every day and night cannot be a fairytale, it is nice to be creative and throw in a romantic date every now and then.
Most of the time, stress is rooted by miscommunication.
Maybe she wants a night for just the two of you, but he wants to watch the game with the guys. She'll say that it's OK that he chills with the guys, but then before you know it, you both are consumed in words of anger that you will be taking back by the end of the night.
Being around one another all the time, day and night, is not a good idea. Just because you are a couple doesn't mean that you have to be molded together as one.
A relationship is like a math problem, there are two individuals who add up to the sum of a couple. The key word individual means that even though you are in a relationship, you still are your own person. This is where teamwork is incorporated in order to keep the sum the same in the end.
Another element that builds stress in a relationship is activity. Some couples come to a point in their relationship where they cannot find anything to do other than watch movies at home every night.
Try various sports, going out to a movie, shopping, decorating for holidays, invite some friends over to play board games, go to the park or cook dinner together. Sometimes one idea can spark a chain of ideas.
Sometimes stress in a relationship is hard to avoid. There are life changing experiences that affect what is going on between two people, but if you and your partner need to talk, take it outside. Your friends and family don't appreciate hearing the tears, screaming and doors slamming for hours on end. You don't want to have stressed friendships on top of a relationship.
- Christina Romero is a sophomore journalism major and The Mirror's news editor.
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